Biography
American filmmaker Joel David Coen is known for writing, directing and producing films jointly with his brother Ethan Coen; professionally they are known as the Coen brothers. In 1984, the brothers wrote and directed Blood Simple, their first film together. The film was well received and won awards for Joel's direction at both the Sundance and Independent Spirit awards.
The brothers were recognized for their talents having been nominated for a number of awards and achievements. No Country for Old Men (2007) won them the Oscar for Best Achievement in Directing, and Best Motion Picture of the Year, as well as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Award for best director. They were also awarded the Oscar for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for Fargo (1996).
Joel has been married to actress Frances McDormand since 1984. They adopted a son from Paraguay, named Pedro McDormand Coen.
Filmography
all 58
Movies 52
Director 22
self 19
Writer 8
TV Shows 6
Producer 3
Is This Water? (2020)
Hail, Caesar! (2016)
Unbroken (2014)
Fargo (2014)
Gambit (2012)
True Grit (2010)
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop (2009)
A Serious Man (2009)
To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
Paris Je T'aime (2006)
Romance & Cigarettes (2005)
The Ladykillers (2004)
Bad Santa (2003)
Down from the Mountain (2001)
Eight (1998)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Eye of God (1997)
Fargo (1996)
Barton Fink (1991)
Darkman (1990)
Raising Arizona (1987)
Spies Like Us (1985)
Crimewave (1985)
Blood Simple (1985)
Dark Web
Scarface
Untitled Coen Brothers Horror Project
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1954-11-29 (69 years old)
Birth PlaceSt. Louis Park, United States of America
SpouseFrances McDormand
SiblingsEthan Coen
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesNew York City · St. Louis Park, United States of America
Also Known AsRoderick Jaynes, ジョエル・コーエン, Джоэл Коэн, 喬爾·科恩, 조엘 데이비드 코엔, Joel David Coen, 조엘 코엔, 乔尔·科恩, 科恩兄弟
AwardsNational Board of Review Award for Best Director, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, BAFTA Award for Best Direction, Cannes Best Director Award, Palme d'Or, Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay, Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director, National Board of Review Award for Best Original Screenplay, Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay, Satellite Award for Best Director, Independent Spirit Award for Best Director, Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film, Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay, Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Director, Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Film, Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director, London Film Critics Circle Award for Film of the Year, National Board of Review Award for Best Film, London Film Critics Circle Award for Director of the Year, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film
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